The snowflakes falling from the sky are getting denser and denser, and the cold wind seems to be blowing into the bones, Erui gathered her clothes, quickened her pace, and when she arrived at the main house, she happened to see Cuiluo looking at the door, Erui put away her umbrella, Cuiluo stepped forward to pat the snow on her shoulder, and after saying thank you, Erui asked, "Madame, can you get up?" ”

Cuiluo nodded, and the two entered the house together, Ning Xi was sitting in front of the mirror in the house, Tanqing was holding a peach wood comb to pull her hair, the woman in the mirror looked like Dai, her face was beautiful, and her eyes showed that she was charming, but her face was pale, Erui sighed lowly, how could such a beautiful woman be Hou Ye just don't know how to cherish it, hearing the voice, Ning Xi turned his head and saw that it was the two of Erui Cuiluo, and said lightly: "I'm back." ”

Erui stepped forward and took a few steps forward, and replied respectfully: "The slave maid went to the old lady's courtyard to ask, and the old lady said that this Hou Mansion has been handed over to the lady to take care of, and everything is arranged by the lady, and the Hou master's side, I heard the housekeeper say that the carriage has entered the city." ”

Ning Xi nodded, but as she expected, the old lady had been fasting and reciting Buddha for many years, and she had long since asked about the affairs of the house, but today's guest was the old lady's blood relative, so she sent Erui to ask.

After the sun was green, Ning Xi asked someone to bring a brocade and wool cloak, and walked to the gate of the mansion with Erui and others, Ning Xi didn't look at it wrong, but the hatred that jumped faintly in her eyes revealed her mood, ten years later, she finally wanted to see that woman again, the woman who ruined the rest of her life, and was also the only friend she once had - Ouyang Ling.

When Ning Xi arrived at the door, he happened to see Shu Heng helping Ouyang Ling to get out of the car, although Shu Heng had his back to the door of the mansion, judging from his gentle and careful movements, his face should be full of tenderness at this moment.

But that man was her husband.

After Ouyang Ling came down, Shu Heng let go of her hand, turned her head to see Ning Yi, frowned, Ouyang Ling also saw Ning Xi, walked quickly past Shu Heng, walked in front of Ning Xi, and said with a smile: "Sister Ning, I haven't seen you for many years, but your body is fine." ”

Ning Xi looked at the woman in front of her who was all plain and smiling, except for the clothes, where could she see that she was a woman who had just lost her husband.

"My mother only gave birth to one daughter, and she can't afford Mrs. Yan's sister, Mrs. Yan can't confess to the royal family, this is a capital crime."

I didn't expect Ning Xi to dismantle her stage in front of so many people, the smile on Ouyang Ling's face was a little unbearable, and Ning Xi's mouthful of Mrs. Yan made her even more annoyed, if it weren't for Ning Xi, she wouldn't have been married to Jiangnan and become a little family lady, Ouyang Ling's eyes rolled, and there was more ridicule in her eyes.

"The mother of the group has been married to my Hou Mansion for many years, but she has not given birth to a boy and half a girl for my Hou Mansion, and my cousin is not allowed to take a concubine, so it really shouldn't be." The playful eyes were glued to Ning Xi's body, as if he was waiting for Ning Xi to be angry.

"Ouyang Ling." Before Ning Xi could speak, a deep man's voice came from behind Ouyang Ling, with a strong warning in his voice. Ouyang Ling secretly sighed in her heart, how could she forget that this matter was also Shu Heng's backlash.

Ouyang Ling hurriedly turned around and apologized: "Cousin, Ling'er is tired from driving, so she won't choose what to say, cousin, don't blame Ling'er." ”

Shu Heng was still frowning and didn't speak, but Ouyang Ling knew that she had escaped this time, and when she turned her head to face Ning Xi again, she saw her looking at her with a smile, Ouyang Ling's heart trembled, she and Ning Xi hadn't seen each other for ten years, obviously Ning Xi was no longer the gentle and cowardly woman in her memory, which made her feel a little afraid.

After a while, I heard Ning Xi say: "There are a few mistakes in Mrs. Yan's words, if you don't mind, I will correct one or two for Mrs. Yan." After a pause, Ouyang Ling raised her eyebrows, Ouyang Ling was faintly uneasy, and listened to Ning Xi continue: "First of all, the hostess in this Hou Mansion is me, and you are just a cousin, taking you in is just an old lady with a good heart, in this Hou Mansion, you are just a guest after all, and secondly, whether the Hou Ye accepts a concubine or not, that is his business, not that you as an outsider should care, and finally, the reason why I failed to have children, you should know better than anyone else, don't force me to make a big fuss, then I am afraid that you will not be able to bear the Queen Mother's questioning." ”

Hearing this, Ouyang Ling's eyes drooped, and she looked at Shu Heng with a weeping look: "Cousin, Ling'er already knows that she is wrong, Ling'er has already repented, and ten years have passed since that incident, why does my cousin-in-law still refuse to forgive me." ”

Ning Xi glanced at Shu Heng disdainfully, Shu Heng's eyes darkened, and he whispered to Ouyang Ling: "Didn't you say you were tired?" Let's go back to the courtyard first. After speaking, he looked at Erui, "Send Miss Biao to her yard." ”

Erui looked at Ning Xi and saw Ning Xi's head, so she said to Ouyang Ling, "Mrs. Yan, please come here." Ouyang Ling was still a little reluctant, but Erui glanced over, and the maids and grandmothers of the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion gathered around and pulled her into the mansion.

Looking at the back of Ouyang Ling's departure, Ning Xi's eyes were obscure, obviously he still hated Ouyang Ling before, but after seeing it, he didn't have that aggressive heart, he only felt tired, and he was tired of this kind of open and secret battle between women, and he was tired of the trick of fighting openly and secretly, and fighting between women.

Shu Heng walked to Ning Xi's side and said lightly, "Aren't you uncomfortable?" Why did she come out in the snow, and she was not a distinguished guest. ”

Ning Xi sneered and looked at Shu Heng: "Are you caring about me?" Still afraid that I will embarrass your dear cousin, if you care about me, then you can rest assured, I will take care of my body more than anyone else, I am dead, wouldn't it be cheaper Ouyang Ling. ”

"It's been ten years, why are you still so angry, can't you let her go and let yourself go?" Shu Heng's tone was a little displeased.

"I can't." The categorical answer finally made Shu Heng unable to stay any longer, and after telling Cuiluo to take care of Ning Xi, he brushed his sleeves away.

As soon as Shu Heng walked away, Ning Xi couldn't hold on any longer, coughed violently, startled Cui Luo, Tan Qing and the two of them hurriedly stepped forward to support Ning Xi, after a while, Ning Xi stopped coughing, Cui Luo clamored to go to the imperial doctor, but was stopped by Ning Xi, her body she herself knew, the imperial doctor said that she was depressed, if she didn't untie the knot, no matter how many medicinal stones she used, it would be useless, in this case, why should she ask for a doctor again, just listen to the same words and drink the same medicine.

When he returned to the house, the wind and snow outside had stopped, Ning Xi leaned on the couch, holding a snow-white dog in his arms, looking at the gradually dissipating gloomy clouds in the sky through the window, and actually gave birth to a little feeling, he had been married to the Hou Mansion for more than ten years, but there were very few happy days.

On the night of the wedding, Ouyang Ling was seriously ill and unconscious, Shu Heng stayed outside Ouyang Ling's house all night, and returned to the new house until dawn, while she sat alone in the new house for a night, but at that time she was too naïve, she thought that the two were just brother and sister, not only did she not blame the two, but also deigned to take care of Ouyang Ling herself.

Two years later, she was pregnant, and before she could recover from the surprise, she was blinded by Ouyang Ling's words, Ouyang Ling said that she grew up in the Hou Mansion since she was a child, and she did not want to leave, saying that she was willing to bend down to Shu Heng as a concubine, not seeking Shu Heng's favor, but only wanting to stay in the Hou Mansion to spend her life in peace, and hope that she would be fulfilled.

Joke, she is a county lord who wants to share her husband with other women, and this woman is still her best friend, how can she bear it, she decisively refused.

I didn't expect that Ning Xi, who had always been weak, would so resolutely refuse her request, Ouyang Ling was furious, and took advantage of Ning Xi's trust to put abortion pills in the diet, giving birth to Ning Xi's child, and Ning Xi could no longer conceive.

Later, the truth was revealed, and in order to appease her, the Hou Mansion married Ouyang Ling to Jiangnan, but her husband only threw her a sentence: "Ouyang Ling has been punished, you don't have to worry about this matter anymore." And he never set foot in her room again.

Ouyang Ling is just marrying far away, although the other party is not a wealthy family, but it is more than enough to match Ouyang Ling, an orphan girl, which is this punishment, but she has lost the only child in her life and the opportunity to become a mother, but you tell me not to care, Shu Heng, why are you so ruthless.

At this point, her fate with Shu Heng has come to an end, and they have become a veritable couple who respect each other like ice.

Until now, her ears still echoed what Ouyang Ling said before leaving.

"Ning Xi, you claim to be your cousin's wife? Then you know, that position should have been mine, and the person my cousin was going to marry should have been me. ”

"Ning Xi, do you think your cousin married you because he likes you? It's just that the emperor's order cannot be violated, and the person my cousin likes is me, and he has never been and will never be you. ”

"Ning Xi, I approached you just to ask for the identity of a side room, do you really think that I will treat you as a close friend, in my heart, but I hate you."

Ning Xi turned around, put the dog on the ground, and closed his eyes gently, Ouyang Ling, you hate me, think that I ruined your marriage, but do you know that the marriage between me and Shu Heng was the emperor's will after his consent, if I had known the affection between you and Shu Heng, how could I agree to marry Shu Heng, no matter how much I like him, I will not be a villain who takes away people's love.

Ouyang Ling, you hate me, then who should I hate, hate Shu Heng for marrying me even though he doesn't like me, hate him for being gentle and petty to me everywhere because the person he likes is you, hate him for being my husband, and promise to take care of me for the rest of my life, but in the end he defends you everywhere.

A tear slipped from the corner of Ning Xi's eyes, containing her infinite hatred and sorrow, and perhaps her love for Shu Heng buried deep in her heart.

How can you hate without love, and how can you mourn without mercy.

Spring goes to autumn and it is another year, Ouyang Ling has been in the Hou Mansion for two years, Shu Heng is still staying in the study in the past two years, and I heard that Ouyang Ling runs very hard to the study, Ning Xi doesn't care much, people are Lang has a concubine, why should she beat the mandarin duck to attract suspicion, but in the past two years, there has been no news that Shu Heng wants to take a concubine, Ning Xi thought, is she really waiting for her to make room for Ouyang Ling. But she didn't have the heart to care, her body has deteriorated a lot in the past two years, in the past year, she has less and less time to get out of bed, and almost all the affairs in the house have been handed over to the four first-class girls she brought over, because of her request, the imperial doctor has never revealed her condition to the people in the house, maybe only the people close to her hospital know that she is dying.

On this day, Ning Xi found that she was much more energetic than before, so she asked Erui to help her go out to bask in the sun, and Cui Luo and the others moved a couch to put under the peach tree in the yard, where the sun was not too hot.

Ning Xi walked under the tree, not in a hurry to sit down, but asked: "I remember that this tree was planted when I first got married, and it has grown a lot over the years." ”

After speaking, he sat down with Erui's hand, looking at the four women standing in front of him, Ning Xi felt a little bitter in her heart, and looked at Ming Mei, she was the only one of the four who was married, and her husband's family was her steward who married Zhuangzi, Ming Mei usually took care of Zhuangzi's affairs, and there was not much time to go home.

"Why did you come here today, but something happened."

Ming Mei walked up to Ning Xi, lowered her head, and barely pulled out a smile: "The melons and fruits on the Zhuangzi are ripe, and the slave maid sent some over to give Madame a taste." ”

Ning Xi nodded, looked at the other three again, and saw that the faces of the three of them were like bitter melons, and quipped: "Have you eaten coptis, why are you all suffering from a face." ”

Erui is the oldest of the four, and the most mature, hearing Ning Xi say this, she hurriedly raised the corners of her mouth, and pretended to be relaxed: "The slaves and maids are not happy to see Mingmei's partiality, although they are sisters who get along day and night, but in Mingmei's heart, the slaves and maids are still not as good as Mrs. ”

After saying that, Tan Qing and Ming Mei hurriedly echoed and heated up the atmosphere, but Cui Luo still looked unhappy, and Ning Xi looked at her with a frown. Seeing this, Erui pulled Cuiluo's sleeve, and when she saw that Cuiluo didn't react, she pinched her again, but Cuiluo shook off Erui, ignoring Erui's desperate eyes at her, and shouted: "I can't stand it, you are obviously very sad in your hearts, you obviously know Mrs. She, she" Speaking of this, Cuiluo paused, "Why do you still make this relaxed appearance, I am not as calm as you, I can't force a smile, I only know that I don't want Mrs. to leave, I don't want Mrs. to leave us." ”

After speaking, the smiles on the faces of the other three people froze, and after a while, the smiles on their faces all peeled off, looking at the four of them, Ning Xi sighed, called the four of them to come around him, and said lightly: "I know that it is difficult for a strong man to tell you not to be sad about my departure, but promise me, after I leave, cry happily, and go to live your own life, you have also followed me for more than 20 years, I have never done anything for you, and you have wasted years for me, and in the end I have nothing to leave to you, Half of those dowries were left to my two cousins in the British Mansion, and the remaining half was divided between the four of you, at least enough for you to live for the rest of your life. ”

The four knelt down with tears on their faces.

"Madame, don't say that, Madame has never treated the four slaves and maids as human beings, treating the slaves and maids as sisters, and it is a blessing for the slaves and maids to be able to follow Madame."

A faint smile appeared on Ning Xi's pale face, and he said, "Okay, you guys go and go busy with yours, and let me stay alone." ”

"Madame, let the slaves and maids accompany you, and don't drive us away." Cui Luo knelt and moved forward a few steps and took Ning Xi's hand.

Ning Xi withdrew his hand and patted Cuiluo's hand, and said softly: "Go down, I want to be alone." ”

"Then the slave maid went and asked the Hou Ye to come over."

Ning Xi shook her head, she didn't want anything from him.

This time, Cuiluo didn't follow, and said sadly: "Obviously, you still care about Master Hou, why don't you want to face your sincerity, why don't you just want to let go of yourself and make yourself happy." With that, he got up and ran out.

"Cui Luo!" The other three shouted worriedly, and Erui looked at Ning Xi uneasily, with a cramped look in her eyes: "The slave is going to stop her." ”

Lian Yi sighed low and waved her hand: "Let her go, the three of you will also go down, let me have a good look at the world alone, this may be the last time." ”

Hearing this, the three of them had red eyes again, but they retreated according to the words, stood at the gate of the courtyard, and looked at Ning Xi from a distance.

Ning Xi glanced at the puppy that had been squatting beside him, reached out and touched its head, are you here to accompany me on this last journey? Then she looked up at the blue sky, the weather was really good today, the sun was warm on her body, just like the smile she saw many years ago, which could easily drive away the haze, but she didn't know at that time that if the sun was too much, she would be afraid to return to the haze.

Her consciousness became more and more blurred, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and slowly, she fell into the darkness, before losing consciousness, she seemed to hear Shu Heng's voice, but it didn't matter anymore, it's just that she thought, if she could live again, she would never fall in love with that ray of sunshine.